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Roswell Livestock Auction Market Report

Roswell, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

1,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.24/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 364 lb · 71 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $206.00/cwt ≈ $799/hd at 388 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.46/cwt -11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 431 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,558 1,502 0
Feeder cattle 1,134 1,164 0
Slaughter cattle 211 195 0
Replacement cattle 213 143 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. A few lots of 300-400 lb. stocker bulls, long time weaned with a good shot program from a reputation herd in high demand and sold accordingly. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, no accurate comparison on bulls but a lower undertone noted on limited receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–293 285 9 184.00–199.00 $193.81 $552 -3.02
365 365 2 193.00 $193.00 $704 +3.04
408–425 415 31 173.00–189.00 $181.37 $753 -7.51
451–494 473 29 159.00–178.00 $165.55 $783 -6.31
528–546 536 9 160.00–172.00 $165.43 $887 +6.14
558–585 562 13 155.50–169.00 $166.84 $938 +11.34
588 unweaned 588 3 140.50 $140.50 $826 —
610–628 619 10 145.00–156.00 $148.22 $917 —
655 655 2 136.00 $136.00 $891 +2.46
700–715 710 3 135.00–140.00 $136.64 $970 +7.64
751–785 755 9 125.00–127.50 $127.21 $960 —
853–880 871 6 124.00–127.50 $126.36 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 189.00 $189.00 $467 —
298 298 2 190.00 $190.00 $566 —
315–318 317 4 175.00–178.00 $176.49 $559 -11.51
357–393 385 20 170.00–183.00 $173.65 $669 -16.88
406–448 431 37 161.00–175.00 $166.46 $717 -11.92
450–491 476 11 155.00–165.00 $158.94 $757 -16.06
500–527 514 11 155.00–170.00 $165.29 $850 +2.87
557–599 570 24 154.00–164.00 $160.12 $913 -1.15
626 unweaned 626 8 138.00 $138.00 $864 —
628 628 3 148.50 $148.50 $933 +12.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 161.00 $161.00 $427 —
323–343 335 6 155.00–164.00 $160.97 $539 —
422 422 3 160.00 $160.00 $675 —
458–485 470 12 144.00–172.00 $155.78 $732 —
505–530 516 13 131.00–158.50 $143.56 $741 -8.94
553–593 573 8 141.00–143.00 $141.97 $813 +1.97
578 578 2 120.00 $120.00 $694 -20.00
613 613 2 127.00 $127.00 $779 —
653 653 2 130.00 $130.00 $849 —
745 745 3 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
910 910 3 105.00 $105.00 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–293 286 36 164.00–191.00 $186.57 $534 +21.85
325 325 3 162.00 $162.00 $526 +4.00
361–395 364 71 153.00–179.00 $176.24 $642 +17.00
416–449 439 35 145.00–158.00 $152.70 $670 -3.68
475–495 488 9 135.00–149.00 $142.64 $696 +0.68
500–538 516 35 135.00–154.00 $141.34 $729 -1.74
550 550 3 127.00 $127.00 $698 -8.17
558–589 580 9 131.00–139.00 $133.16 $772 -2.01
600 600 3 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
606 606 4 120.00 $120.00 $727 —
655 655 1 132.00 $132.00 $865 +8.74
740 740 1 125.00 $125.00 $925 —
794 794 4 121.50 $121.50 $965 —
940 940 7 111.50 $111.50 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 158.00 $158.00 $376 —
275 275 2 165.00 $165.00 $454 +4.99
338–343 340 5 158.00–159.00 $158.60 $539 +8.60
363–398 380 20 150.00–164.00 $156.96 $596 -2.41
415–448 433 12 147.50–159.00 $151.64 $657 +3.25
433 433 2 138.00 $138.00 $598 -10.39
453–488 472 25 139.00–151.00 $146.19 $690 -1.72
535–544 540 8 132.00–146.50 $139.31 $752 -2.59
555–558 557 10 135.50–139.00 $137.95 $768 +9.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 144.00 $144.00 $386 -2.21
308–347 331 5 145.00–148.00 $146.12 $484 +5.12
363–365 364 4 131.00–150.00 $140.53 $512 -5.47
423–430 426 14 136.00–147.00 $141.59 $603 +1.59
478–495 488 10 129.00–145.00 $141.56 $691 +16.56
513 513 3 130.00 $130.00 $667 —
562–577 567 10 121.00–129.00 $123.44 $700 —
633 633 2 135.00 $135.00 $855 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 191.00 $191.00 $468 +27.00
314 314 36 211.00 $211.00 $663 —
388 388 57 206.00 $206.00 $799 —
450 450 3 138.00 $138.00 $621 —
487 487 26 176.00 $176.00 $857 —
551 551 6 146.50 $146.50 $807 —
648 648 3 120.00 $120.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 171.00 $171.00 $598 —
413–428 423 9 169.00–185.00 $174.21 $737 —
466 466 6 157.00 $157.00 $732 -5.00
558 558 2 147.00 $147.00 $820 +3.00
698 698 6 135.00 $135.00 $942 —
764 764 6 115.00 $115.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 164.00 $164.00 $448 —
603–649 640 10 117.00–125.00 $118.51 $758 —
698 698 2 118.00 $118.00 $824 —
811 811 4 100.00 $100.00 $811 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–975 813 85-90% 11 46.00–52.50 $50.16 $408 +25.39
690–1100 855 85-90% 3 20.00–28.00 $23.66 $202 -14.65
745–1055 878 85-90% 13 35.00–46.00 $40.20 $353 +1.89
760–1275 975 85-90% 5 40.00–46.00 $43.57 $425 —
795–1215 979 85-90% 56 47.50–56.75 $52.25 $512 —
1048–1250 1082 85-90% 6 58.00–61.00 $58.58 $634 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–950 883 80-85% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.08 $433 —
960–1510 1178 80-85% 30 52.50–62.50 $59.12 $696 -2.88
1030–1415 1201 80-85% 5 63.00–64.50 $63.73 $765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1405 1289 75-80% 4 57.00–60.50 $58.32 $752 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 72.50 $72.50 $721 —
1255–1805 1554 8 65.00–75.00 $73.07 $1,136 —
1460–1930 1760 5 78.50–86.00 $80.84 $1,423 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–1000 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 52.50–69.00 $64.04 $553

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
750–900 825 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 350.00–400.00 $375.00
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 485.00 $485.00
800–1200 1033 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 435.00–650.00 $534.44
900–1250 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 785.00–875.00 $826.25
1000–1200 1063 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 575.00–685.00 $646.82
850–1300 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–1,100.00 $972.50
850–1150 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 610.00–900.00 $788.21
775–1450 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 500.00–1,010.00 $838.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 62.50 $62.50 $688
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 51.00 $51.00 $561
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $690
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $702
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 54.50 $54.50 $627
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $600

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00–860.00 $780.00 —
850–1000 938 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 750.00–860.00 $815.00 —
750–1150 971 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–1,075.00 $922.14 —
900–1100 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 685.00–900.00 $803.33 +303.33
850–1150 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 825.00–1,025.00 $985.00 +135.00
900–1300 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 800.00–1,025.00 $940.00 —
1000–1250 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 775.00–1,050.00 $996.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 810.00 $810.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.